© J. M. Meulenhoff
In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume's title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair.
At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor's characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanising and dehumanising aspects of modern urban and rural life.
Penguin 2004
Translated into: Serbian, Dutch
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